Azeroth Tinkers Union

[Ironskull]

Engineers, tinkers, miners, contractors and steelers unite! The Azeroth Tinkers Union is here to represent you against the greedy capitalists and royalty who pay you slave wages and leave you dying on the battlefield with minimal health coverage and nary a thought to recompense you or your family for the increased dangers of our times.

We are your weapon against the tyranny of the noble class. We invite all engineers and miners who possess the legal right to work in the countries of the alliance to pledge their support and join the membership of the Azeroth Tinkers Union. With over 13 chapters across the land we are now the 12th largest trade union in all of Azeroth, and hoping to move upward. Please see our publications here:

www.atu.guildportal.com


Our esteemed representatives include:

Thalarios Cordring - esteemed tinker and mage, seasoned worker with many years of service to such reputable organizations as the Cartel Enforcers, Fordragon Imports, and the Horde Resettlement Agency.

Mr. Emmet Spencer - the loyal zombie guard whose thickened flesh and hardened armor stand between any threat to the ATU and our loyal membership.

Sgt. Tharadan - an old talented engineer and former associate of the old Cartel Enforcers and the Stormwind guard.

Pessimal Firesprocket- an eccentric gnome of adequate skill with a penchant for spicy foods.

Smidgen Hammerscrew - an adorable gnomish girl with much untapped engineering talent and an unshakable friendly demeanor.

and, of course, myself

Professor Gregoric Dobzahnsky, of the lift-specialits Dobzahnskys - former public relations weasel of the disgraced Fordragon Imports, Director of the Horde Resettlement Agency, and former lecturer at Gnomeregan Tech University.

[Ironskull]

The Azeroth Tinkers Union puts safety and quality above all else. We wish we could say the same for the disreputable goblins who have now taken up work in Azshara. Unfortunately, many in the Alliance continue to use nonunion goblin work with predictable results.

ATU sent a group of inspectors, our Technologically Honorable Union Group, or union "thugs" to test the safety of the new rocket rails in Azshara built by goblin scabs.

Their report showed serious deficiencies in worker morale and selection, environmental standards, and most of all safety, which appears (by metaphor and spelling) to be a four letter word to goblins!

Among the violations were missing plates in the rails:

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We also documented these appalling gaseous emissions that appear to occur at all times. These are not necessary emissions that one might see at a normally functioning mechanical lift or nuclear gas bomb factor. These are the result of plain laziness and engineering ignorance on a scale not seen since trolls tried to make oil rigs in the second war!

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The less said about this deathtrap the better! A single crocked support beam girding up a seventeen ton ramp with no safety railings and inadequate yellow lighting.
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In addition to using shoddy materials and inappropriate or more commonly nonexistent safety measures, the goblins do not share the fine work ethic of those in Azeroths Tinkers Union. You get what you pay for, and at goblins cutthroat prices you often end up paying to have your throat cut. This goblin was in charge of monitoring traffic on the rocket rail system and was found in a drunken stupor lying on his back.

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In sum, the conditions of the goblin tram system are abysmal and distressing. While I personally have no love for the orc of Orgrimmar under new or old leadership, the fact remains that this system is of substandard quality, and if it is to be built it should be built right. And that means good quality union workers being paid a fair wage and provided with adequate health benefits.

Tonight we will go visit with Trade Prince Donais in Gallywix's Pleasure Palace in Azshara to renegotiate his contract with the orcs.

Honesty, fraternity, craftsmanship,

Professor Gregoric Dobzahnsky, High Tinker of the Azeroth Tinkers Union

Now the 12th largest trade union in Azeroth!

[Ironskull]

Date: 11-24; year of the Cataclysm

A group of Technically Honed Union Groundsman, or "thugs", confronted Trade Prince Donais on top of his pleasure palace in Azshara. We demanded that he stop using nonunion labor, dismiss the slaves working for him, renounce his abysmal healthcare plan that leaves goblins scarred and penniless through no fault of their own, and begin taking the appropriate environmental and safety precautions.

Our meager demands were met with great resistance. At one point, the Trade Prince Donais actually threw handfuls of coins at me, scratching my goggles and offending my loyal zombie, Mr. Emmet Spencer. Spencer proceeded to bludgeon the Trade Prince about the neck and face and finally plunged his head into the Prince's hot tub until he passed out from lack of oxygen. We took the occasion to photograph the incident with my new heliphoto lens - a device capable of capturing images from any angle about me.

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When the Trade Prince was revived, he agreed that he had been unreasonable and apologized sincerely to our thugs. We then signed a new contract dictating strict environmental standards for new engineering constructions, minimum working wages, tenure for qualified overseers, and the return of several gnomish schematics that were fraudulently labeled "goblin inventions" such as the GNOMISH rocket launcher, and the "enormous one" hand thrown bomb.

In addition to these concessions, the Trade Prince lent us the use of his Pleasure Palace for the evening, which we were eager to take advantage of as just payment for the work we have done.

Here are our hard working thugs enjoying the hot tub together. After the loyal zombie Mr. Emmet Spencer sprung a leak we were forced to evacuate until the clean up crew could deal with the problem.

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We decided to cool off a bit in the unheated part of the pool. This went swimmingly until Mr. Thalarios Cordring became afraid of heights, causing a backlog of swimmers at the top of the diving board. Still, as my helicamera showed there was a magnificent view.

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Here is a still of our swimming adventure, including the flotation device that a young dwarf seized on rather than risk getting his beard wet.

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Here is the group enjoying the steam room.

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Afterwards our loyal zombie prepared some pina calado's for us as we were quite thirsty from the steam.

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Having filled our bellies with well-earned delicious alcohol we slept off the alcohol under the warm sun over Azshara.

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A lovely night elf woman by the name of Cytiana Moonarrow, who has been known to assist the union when we are in need, took it upon herself to approach me while I slept with a rose between her teeth.

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I was taken aback by her sudden proposal. And while flattered, as anyone would be by interest from such a beautiful lady, it is a well known fact (despite my many denials) that I am a married gnome. As such, I had to reluctantly decline her offer and send her on her way.

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Still, despite the fact that our love could never be, I felt a deep pain in my heart. Well, a little lower than that actually...and in back. My medic said I would be fine though, as we have excellent health care coverage in the ATU.

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Finally, we went back to our vehicles before heading back to our hall in Ironforge:

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